ALBUM REVIEWS
If you’re looking for aggregated album reviews from our seasoned music specialists, including our own score offering at a glance how the album fared, this is the right destination for you. Album reviews certainly still matter to artists, writers, and publicists, as they are the ones dealing with them every day, but does the average listener still pay attention? Well, we sincerely hope you do… Dive in!
June 14th is turning into a watershed day for ambient prog-rock album releases. Not only does Norway’s Airbag unveil their sixth album, but the UK’s…
A new symbol adorns a familiar palace. For 35 years the name Axel Rudi Pell has become all but synonymous with consistency and tradition. Originally…
The anticipated wait for a new Airbag album nearly always pays off: fans know exactly what to expect and the band delivers. The only ones…
Cadaverous Condition is a truly unique band, indeed this is an adjective that is used lightly but I assure you that it is fully justified…
The 80s rebel returns. Bands attempting to recapture the magic of the 1980s seem a dime a dozen of late, with a wide spectrum of…
Evergrey is a band that needs no introduction. Formed in 1995 by vocalist and guitarist Tom Englund (Redemption, Silent Skies), Evergrey’s unique brand of virtuosic…
New horizons face the mighty wind Legends may never die, but they often are afforded an update every now and then; and even when subject…
Black/thrash metal is arguably the metal movement that is most proud of its roots and enjoys paying tribute to the sound that bands like Venom…
They say that time can heal old wounds and improve the taste of wine. In the case of Black Country Communion, time appears to have…
A spectacular fall from on high set to music… Arguably the most consequential progressive metal outfit to hail from the nation and continent of Australia,…
A Slayer, by any other name… All good things may come to an end, but the seeming end of Slayer’s 38-year crusade of sonic darkness…
Vintage traditionalism meets the biomechanical age. Technology seems to be an ever-encroaching influence on music, spanning every genre from the likely targets of EDM to…
Arkansas-based doom metal ensemble Pallbearer have long been masters of their craft and major players in their field. Mixing intoxicatingly gruff dirges with serene contemplations,…
The rocking universe gets funky.Standing out from the pack might seem like a fool’s gamble with seemingly every nook and cranny of the rock and…
If one were to ask Marty Friedman’s thoughts on technique, depending upon his mood, one might receive a polite scoff, or an understanding and thoughtful…
In 2021, Anglo-Finnish band Wheel unveiled “Resident Human,” an exceptional album delving into the figurative deconstruction of the human condition. They scrutinized this theme against…
Hailing from Atlanta, GA, progressive death metal troupe Dååth were a force to be reckoned with during the 2000s. That said, their 13-year hiatus following…
It’s a mystery to no one what modern Deicide is about: there’s the brutal, blasphemous aspect on one side and the melodic component on the…
Hellenic act Burial Hordes explores on their recent album “Ruins” the introspective nature of the black metal psyche through resonant chord plucks, and then delivers…
Melodies set adrift amid the stars.Originality is a difficult feat to accomplish, let alone maintain, in the long-running and ever-expanding art of melodic death metal,…
Veteran minds mirror an obscure past.In recent years there has been a healthy fixation among American power metal bands with the divergent take on the…
Johnny owns these here streets.The name Riot is all but synonymous with that of power metal, if not American heavy metal as a whole. Born…
Twice the splendor, twice the fury.The Teutonic metal scene has crafted many legends in the past four decades, but few can claim the expansive and…
A dirge of existential fatalism.The glory days of 90s European death/doom and its more commercially accessible gothic offshoots might seem like a bygone era amid…
Enter the self-imposed perdition. Sticking to what works doesn’t necessarily entail staying in the same place, and with nearly 20 years of experience now in…
Few things can make an impression like a consistent and uncompromising work ethic, and one thing that Hastings native Kid Kapichi can’t be accused of…
We need to get something established upfront. Sonic Perspectives is blessed with an insightful and well-informed readership. Yes, that means you, the best and the…
The fact that Myrath have modified their logo should tell you everything you need to know about “Karma”. This is, after all, a move metal…
We’re still in March, and the list of “best albums of the year” keeps getting new entries at a jarring pace. One of such entries…
In cold blackness, a new flower blooms.Sometimes innovation doesn’t necessarily take on the form of a new sub-genre being born or something that seems unrecognizable…
1984 is generally regarded as the greatest year in metal. The release of Iron Maiden’s “Powerslave,” Dio’s “The Last In Line,” Judas Priest’s “Defenders of…
Somewhere in between Steven Wilson and Suzanne Vega resides a hidden gem of the rock world: Jane Getter. A little bit jazz, a little prog,…
A new blackened epic is unveiled. Expectations are often the sworn enemy of any union of known quantities, or super groups to use the common…
There are long-awaited albums, and then there are long-time-coming albums. Jimmy Keegan’s first solo album qualifies on both accounts. Teased for years, including a crowdfunding…
Call them black metal, call them progressive metal, call them whatever you want. But under no pretenses may you call the long-running Norwegian quintet known…
For those new to Syncatto, it is the solo project of guitar wunderkind, Charlie Robbins. Charlie is a YouTube sensation and a guitarist in the equally…
